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 Summitville (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 Summitville. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Summitville is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Summitville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summitville:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Summitville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Salineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- New Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- New Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dellroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Apex
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Scio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Bowerston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Narva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Station Fifteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Bergholz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cream City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Empire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Maple Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- East Lewistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Diamond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- North Industry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Mineral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dennison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Murdocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Hookstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Ohioville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Kendall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Industry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shippingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Comettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Enon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Bessemer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Newell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summitville, see our County-by-County Page for Summitville.
Cemeteries Near Summitville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summitville.
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 Summitville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summitville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roudebush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Glade Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glade Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Figley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corinth - Mechanicstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monroeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Arter Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Twp. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Summitville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summitville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Norristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Salineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gavers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gavers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavers
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Mechanicstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Specht
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Watheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Scroggsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Pattersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summitville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summitville.
Newspapers Published in Summitville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summitville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summitville, 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 Summitville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Summitville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Summitville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |