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 Springville (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 Springville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Springville is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Springville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springville:
- Wayne County (The home county of Springville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Millbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Funk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Devil Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Boys Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Jeromesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- McKay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Redhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Loudonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Perrysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Mifflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Layland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Metham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Chili
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Charm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Jelloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Nunda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Buckeye City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Esto ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Pipesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gloria Glens Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Pawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- River Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Styx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hanley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Maybee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- East Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Justus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Sippo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Beach City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Canal Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Comet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springville, see our County-by-County Page for Springville.
Cemeteries Near Springville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springville.
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 Springville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Millbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shreve Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plain Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (629 more) ...
- Newkirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Springville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Millbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blachleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Lake Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- McZena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Jeromesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Paint Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springville.
Newspapers Published in Springville ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springville, 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 Springville.
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 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 Springville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Springville, 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' (or 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- Springville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |