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 Stony Ridge (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 Stony Ridge. 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 Stony Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stony Ridge: Stony Rdg. (or less commonly used: Stony Rdge. or Stony Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Ridge.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Stony Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Ridge:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Stony Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- West Austintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Craig Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Orwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- New Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Adair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Parkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Garrettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Alliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Summit County
- Mogadore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Bolindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Klines Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Austin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Rays Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sodom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Newton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Cannelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- S.N.P.J
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mahoningtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Clark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Stony Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Ridge.
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 Stony Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Covenanter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brunsteter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Geeburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soaptown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lanterman Motherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Ohl Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Disciple Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stony Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- West Austintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Canfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Brier Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Berlin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Stony Ridge ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Ridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Ridge.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stony Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stony Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |