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 Summit (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 Summit. 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 and 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.
Summit is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- McDonald
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Girard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Bolindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Rays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Maplewood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Howland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Stanhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- West Williamsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Orwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Simons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- New Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Teegarden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mill Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- North Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Parkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Perkins Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Mineral Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Austintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- North Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Struthers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Diamond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Garrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Limaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- New Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Hillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J
(18 miles [29 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
- Mount Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mahoningtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.
Cemeteries Near Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.
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 Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Welsh Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Mile Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Disciple Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welsh Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanterman Motherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tod Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tod Homestead Cemetery
- The Tod Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodef Sholom Cemetery
- Youngstown Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43752 <2>
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Girard Liberty Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Niles Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Girard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Austintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Churchill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Austintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Hazelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- North Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.
Newspapers Published in Summit ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Summit:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Beaver County
- Crawford 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 Summit, 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 from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |