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 Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stark Corners: Stark Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Stark Corners is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Stark Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stark Corners:
- Delaware County (The home county of Stark Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- East Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Condit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Berkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Crawford County
- Galion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- Pickerington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Westerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Huber Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Flint ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Blendon Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Gould Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Riverlea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Centerburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Milfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Bangs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Green Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Dorema
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Hunt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Batemantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Lock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- New Way ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Highwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Plain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Martel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Green Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- West Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Bellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Magnetic Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stark Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Stark Corners.
Cemeteries Near Stark Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stark 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 Stark Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stark Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Stark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- The Stark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olive Green Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Porter - Stark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #677213 <2>
- Blue Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosencrans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Yard Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160342 <2>
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davy's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy's Cemetery
- The Davy's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Preacher Davey's Cemetery
- Preacher Daveys Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375381 <2>
- Kenney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pagetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- Stantontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- The Trenton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Condit Cemetery
- Trenton Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43770 <2>
- North Fargo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Stark Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stark Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stark Corners, with the one closest to Stark Corners listed first.
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Pagetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Berkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Condit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Kilbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vans Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Ashley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stark Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stark Corners.
Newspapers Published in Stark 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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stark Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stark Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stark 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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stark Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Union 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 Stark 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stark Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |