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 Suffield (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 Suffield. 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.
Suffield 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 Suffield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Suffield:
- Portage County (The home county of Suffield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Mishler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Doolittles Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Augerburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Hibbetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Glenwillow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Welshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Parkman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- North Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- West Austintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Sharon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Hinckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Seville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Gloria Glens Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Hartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Limaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- North Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canal Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Myersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Tallmadge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Munroe Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Cuyahoga Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- South Canal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Delightful
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Doylestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Rittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Mount Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Suffield, see our County-by-County Page for Suffield.
Cemeteries Near Suffield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suffield.
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 Suffield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Suffield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Suffield East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upson Meacham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (549 more) ...
- Milheim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Greenlawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Reformed Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Suffield had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Suffield, with the one closest to Suffield listed first.
- Mishler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Myersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Brimfield Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brittain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Krumroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- Aultman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Suffield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suffield.
Newspapers Published in Suffield ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suffield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Suffield, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Suffield.
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 Suffield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Suffield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Suffield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |