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 Southington (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 Southington. 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 southwest 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 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.
Southington is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Southington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southington:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Southington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Delightful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leavittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bristolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Newton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Lordstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Orwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Hartsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Dodgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- New Lyme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Stanhope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Roaming Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- East Trumbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Trumbull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Bentleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Glenwillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Moreland Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gates Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Pike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- North Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Parkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Huntsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- East Claridon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Yates Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- South Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chardon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Kirtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Waite Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Craig Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Canfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hazelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Wayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Augerburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Evergreen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mantua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Limaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Reminderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Stow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Mogadore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Cuyahoga Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shenango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southington, see our County-by-County Page for Southington.
Cemeteries Near Southington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southington.
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 Southington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Southington Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reform Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delightful Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maltby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Ledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Braceville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Champion Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tinker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Southington had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southington, with the one closest to Southington listed first.
- Delightful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- State Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Braceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Leavittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Garrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spokane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spokane is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- Bristolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southington.
Newspapers Published in Southington ...
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 Southington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southington, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southington.
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 Southington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Crawford 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> | 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 Southington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |