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 Side (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 Side. 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.
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 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 Side is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near South Side. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Side:
- Mahoning County (The home county of South Side)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perkins Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Boardman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Lowellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtabula County
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Columbiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- East Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mill Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mahoning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Augerburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Drakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Hiram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Churchill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Klines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Coalburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Niles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Masury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Cannelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Ellwood City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Wurtemburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Esther ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Butler County (PA)
- Portersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- S.N.P.J
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mount Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mahoningtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Sharpsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Side, see our County-by-County Page for South Side.
Cemeteries Near South Side ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Side.
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 Side - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Side covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Hugh Baird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyle - Price Cemetery
- Mill Creek Park Cemetery
- Old Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283902 <2>
- Jewish Federation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cornersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharethora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poland Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poland Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Poland.
- The Poland Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poland Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #693093 <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 Side in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Side.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Side, with the one closest to South Side listed first.
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Cornersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Churchill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Lowellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Side. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Side.
Newspapers Published in South Side ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Side.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Side, 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 South Side.
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 Side:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Side, 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 Side) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |