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 Sprotts Corners (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 Sprotts Corners. 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 Sprotts Corners ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sprotts Corners: Sprotts Cors.
- While the name of this community is Sprotts Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sprotts Corners may originally have been Sprott's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sprotts Corners might be written as Sprott Corners.
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 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.
Sprotts Corners is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Sprotts Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sprotts Corners:
- Portage County (The home county of Sprotts Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Pine Gate Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campbellsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brady Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Augerburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Doolittles Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Streetsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Glenwillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Bentleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Solon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Brecksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Randall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Auburn Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aquilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- East Claridon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Chardon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Kirtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Willoughby Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Craig Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Maple Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- West Austintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Austintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Hinckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Acme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- New Baltimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Limaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Meyers Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Canal Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Munroe Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mogadore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallmadge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hudson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- North Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Cuyahoga Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Boston Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- South Canal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Lordstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Leavittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bolindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Bristolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Doylestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sprotts Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Sprotts Corners.
Cemeteries Near Sprotts Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sprotts Corners.
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 Sprotts Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sprotts Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakneck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stow Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charlestown Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (519 more) ...
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Restland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Sprotts Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sprotts Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sprotts Corners, with the one closest to Sprotts Corners listed first.
- Ravenna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campbellsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlestown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Shalersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shalersville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
- Earlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Brimfield Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Streetsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mantua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sprotts Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sprotts Corners.
Newspapers Published in Sprotts Corners ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sprotts Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sprotts Corners, 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 Sprotts Corners.
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 Sprotts Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sprotts Corners, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sprotts Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |