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 Summerfield (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 Summerfield. 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.
Summerfield is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Summerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerfield:
- Noble County (The home county of Summerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Whigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sarahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Ashton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- South Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Armstrongs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Loomis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Captina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Jacobsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Warnock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Senecaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pleasant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Elizabethtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Byesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Miltonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Woodsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Coats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Mount Carrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Beallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Reinersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Durant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Rix Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- New Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Peoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Lower Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Whipple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Alden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- DeLong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Sugar Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Willow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- New Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Summerfield.
Cemeteries Near Summerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerfield.
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 Summerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Danford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whigville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hannash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (645 more) ...
- Brister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calais Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Summerfield had a population of 582 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Summerfield had a population of 248 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Doherty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Steamtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Whigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Swazey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
- Burkhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Brister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brister is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Fredericksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Calais
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calais is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerfield.
Newspapers Published in Summerfield ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerfield, 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 Summerfield.
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 helpful 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 Summerfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood 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 Summerfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |